Moussaoui Surname

6,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Moussaoui Surname User-submission:

This surname is Arabic, which means that those who have it are grandsons of Imam Moussa Kazem, who is the 7th Imam of Shiaa and grandson of the Prohet Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, which means that those who have this surname are descendants of the Prophet Mohammad.

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Moussaoui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria62,2801:62013
Morocco21,6411:1,59381
France3,1381:21,1672,460
Spain1,1911:39,2543,837
Belgium2791:41,2076,749
Netherlands1141:148,13322,302
Canada1061:347,60031,502
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
England461:1,211,26256,182
Tunisia441:13,8782,274
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Norway251:205,69123,411
United Arab Emirates201:458,11423,187
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
China31:455,773,85521,925
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Moussaoui (690) may also be a first name.

Moussaoui Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is Arabic, which means that those who have it are grandsons of Imam Moussa Kazem, who is the 7th Imam of Shiaa and grandson of the Prohet Mohammad, the prophet of Islam, which means that those who have this surname are descendants of the Prophet Mohammad. The distribution of this surname is mainly in Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.

- alimoussawi

Moussaoui Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Moussaoui Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Moussaoui is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Moussaoui.

How Common Is The Last Name Moussaoui? popularity and diffusion

The surname Moussaoui is the 6,333rd most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 81,712 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Moussaoui are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 314,827th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 690 people.

It is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 62,280 people, or 1 in 620. In Algeria Moussaoui is most common in: Algiers Province, where 9 percent reside, Tipasa Province, where 6 percent reside and Oran Province, where 6 percent reside. Beside Algeria Moussaoui occurs in 50 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 24 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Moussaoui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moussaoui last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moussaoui earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning 325,596 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.27% more than the national average, earning $51,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.21% less than the national average, earning $38,650 CAD per year.

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